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ENTRY TO VIETNAM INFORMATION
14 Jun 2022REMOVE SARS-COV-2 TEST REQUIREMENT FROM 00:00, 15 May 2022 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam signed Official Telegram 416/CD-TTg...Read more -
Viet Nam to scrap COVID-19 test requirements for vaccinated entrants from mid-May
17 May 2022Foreign arrivals will no longer have to take any COVID-19 tests to enter Viet Nam from May 15, 2022,...Read more -
Mixed profit targets for rubber businesses despite price hikes
07 May 2022Both global synthetic and natural rubber prices are on an upward trend, but not all businesses in the industry...Read more -
Viet Nam, Gabon pledge to strengthen economic and trade cooperation
22 Apr 2022Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and his Gabonese counterpart Yves Fernand Manfoumbi on Wednesday signed a...Read more -
Re-emergence of Russian PP, PE cargoes dents sentiment in Vietnam
22 Apr 2022Vietnam’s import PP and PE markets were firm during the final week of March, finding support from high costs....Read more -
Made-in-Vietnam biodegradable materials to be sold in North America
04 Apr 2022Biodegradable plastic materials meeting strict international standards produced by An Phat Holdings (APH) of Vietnam will be distributed throughout...Read more -
Working group of National Plastic Action Partnership makes debut
04 Apr 2022The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Wide Fund for...Read more -
Honda May Commercialize Carbon-Capture Algae Effort, Nikkei Says
22 Mar 2022Honda Motor Co. is considering the commercialization of its algae-growing technology, which can be used to absorb carbon and...Read more -
Rising prices of plastic materials put a burden on businesses
22 Mar 2022The price of plastic resin has increased sharply following the price of oil, putting pressure on plastic enterprises. According...Read more -
Việt Nam to reinstate pre-pandemic entry and exit procedures
16 Mar 2022The Vietnamese Government agreed on Tuesday to reinstate pre-pandemic entry and exit procedures for foreigners and Vietnamese living overseas...Read more -
India Attracting Investment in Engineering Plastics
15 Mar 2022BASF to expand polyamide polymerization capacity; Covestro ups polycarbonate compounding. Automotive, electronics, and consumer goods are among the growth...Read more -
Vietnam’s rubber exports to continue growing in 2022: Experts
14 Mar 2022Vietnam’s rubber export revenue is expected to reach 3.5 billion USD in 2022, and rubber price would rise to...Read more -
Plastic businesses report contradictory earning results
14 Mar 2022While many plastic enterprises reported positive results in both revenue and profits in the fourth quarter of last year,...Read more -
‘Biggest green deal since Paris’: UN agrees plastic treaty roadmap
04 Mar 2022The United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world’s first ever global plastic pollution treaty on Wednesday,...Read more -
Coca-Cola Testing Paper Bottle Prototype
23 Feb 2022Coca-Cola in Europe will test a paper bottle prototype with consumers this summer in Hungary for AdeZ, a plant-based...Read more -
Honeywell Develops Technology for Large-Scale Bio-Naphtha Production
15 Feb 2022The company has adapted its Ecofining process to produce naphtha from bio-based feedstocks, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by as much...Read more -
US and EU Plastic Pipe Extruders Reinforce Messaging on Sustainability, Infrastructure Improvement
13 Dec 2021Strong, durable, lightweight, and safe, plastic pipes require significantly less energy to manufacture, transport, and install than metal or...Read more -
Kingdom wheels out tyre exports
29 Nov 2021A local firm’s recent first trial export shipment of tyres could be a starting point for a new stage...Read more -
Chip shortage expected to cost auto industry $210 billion in revenue in 2021
30 Sep 2021Ford started resuming vehicle production in the U.S. on May 18, 2020 with new coronavirus safety protocols such as...Read more -
Vietnam’s rubber export to US sees sharp surge
30 Sep 2021At Quang Tri Rubber Co., Ltd (Photo: VNA) Vietnam exported 23,510 tonnes of rubber worth US$41.87 million to the...Read more -
Vietnam reviews anti-dumping measures on plastic products from 3 countries
28 Sep 2021The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has announced the first review of the anti-dumping measures imposed on a...Read more -
Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse
28 Sep 2021The Ocean Plastic Mouse is a small step forward in Microsoft’s sustainability journey. The shell of this eco-friendly mouse...Read more -
Recyclable Flexible PE Packaging Gains and Gaps
16 Sep 2021ExxonMobil discussed hot-button topics like monomaterial polyethylene pouches, an advanced recycling trial, and circular polymers in a sustainably themed...Read more -
COVID-19: A Wake-Up Call for Sustainable Healthcare
07 Sep 2021Manufacturers of medical devices and drug-delivery devices should build sustainability into their designs, processes, supply chains, and more. Medical...Read more -
THE FUTURE IS CLEAR AS SPRITE MOVES TO NEW, CLEAR PET PLASTIC BOTTLES
07 Sep 2021As part of its World Without Waste strategy, The Coca‑Cola Company is moving away from its iconic green packaging...Read more -
Vietnam scores high in employee experience
07 Sep 2021A study has found that Vietnamese small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) scored an average of 92% in employee...Read more -
How startups in Vietnam overcome the pandemic
07 Sep 2021Startups in Vietnam are doing all they can to ensure income for their staff while making necessary strategical changes...Read more -
Vietnamese investment abroad rises despite Covid
07 Sep 2021Despite the worsening of the Covid-19 outbreak, Vietnamese investment abroad increased by 74 percent year-on-year in the first eight...Read more -
Bitexco subsidiary to buy Spanish company owning two offshore oil fields
07 Sep 2021A subsidiary of conglomerate Bitexco Group has signed a deal to buy Talisman Vietnam, a company that operates two...Read more -
New Survey Shows Consumers Want Products Made from Recycled Materials
22 Aug 2021The survey commissioned by Core Hydration, a producer of bottled water, reveals that many consumers would be willing to...Read more -
More goods passing through VN’s seaports compared to last year
19 Aug 2021Goods have been moving through Việt Nam’s numerous seaports without hiccups despite the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Việt Nam...Read more -
PVC Pipes Get High Marks for Water Infrastructure Projects
18 Aug 2021Engineers, contractors, and municipal officials tell survey they will specify PVC pipe for nearly 65% of new and replacement...Read more -
Rubber companies enjoy rising earnings despite the higher cost of materials
10 Aug 2021Many Vietnamese rubber companies have reported positive second-quarter profits despite the rising price of materials needed to produce...Read more -
Prime Minister proposes six solutions at second P4G Summit
10 Aug 2021Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed six important solutions at the high-level discussion held on May 31 in...Read more -
Greening the Covid-19 Recovery in Vietnam
10 Aug 2021“The world is experiencing accumulated repercussions at unprecedented levels of the three global catastrophes, namely the Covid-19 pandemic, climate...Read more -
Report Forecasts Robust Growth for Plastics Industry
08 Aug 2021The good news: Plastics manufacturing is now projected to increase by 5% this year, according to a new report...Read more -
Eastman’s Molecular Recycling Technologies Advance P&G’s Sustainable Packaging Goals
04 Aug 2021Procter & Gamble (P&G) will use Eastman Renew materials in select products and packaging starting later this year. Eastman...Read more -
Repsol, Rampf Eco Solutions Partner to Boost Polyurethane Recycling
28 Jul 2021Repsol will develop and build recycled, flexible polyol plants in Europe applying Rampf Eco Solutions’ recycling technology. Spain’s energy...Read more -
6 Benefits of Plastic
12 Jul 2021We so often hear of the negatives that are associated with plastic that it’s easy to forget all of...Read more -
Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring
22 Jun 2021Production of chemical could help make recycling more attractive and tackle global plastic pollution Plastic bottles have been converted...Read more -
Vietnam remains attractive among foreign investors despite COVID-19
09 Jun 2021Vietnam is still a popular investment destination for foreign investors, who poured 14 billion USD into the country during...Read more -
Malaysian oil company to enter Vietnam market
09 Jun 2021Malaysian oil and gas exploration and production company Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd (HIBI.KL) has acquired Spanish energy major Repsol Exploración, S.A.’s (REP.MC) upstream...Read more -
Taking on the circular economy in oil and gas
09 Jun 2021Encouraged by the concept of the circular economy, the oil and gas industry can take waste by-products to create...Read more -
Germany views Vietnam as most interesting potential market in Asia-Pacific region
09 Jun 2021Alongside India, Vietnam continues to be considered as the most interesting potential market in the Asia-Pacific region by German...Read more -
Professo Keith Stevenson: Removing plastics means going back to the stone age
09 Jun 2021Environmentalists say that plastic is one of the main pollutants on our planet and needs to be eliminated. However,...Read more -
Circular economy helps Vietnam tackle climate change: Minister
08 Jun 2021Vietnam will focus on eliminating waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating the natural system....Read more -
Vietnamese leading businesses to have initiatives for boosting digital economy
06 May 2021The Ministry of Information and Communications has proposed to the government to change its current name to suit its...Read more -
Asia PVC markets hover around record-highs, but pace of gains slows
24 Apr 2021In Asia, import PVC prices have remained at all-time high levels after a major Taiwanese producer’s May pricing. Having...Read more -
Rubber scarcity creates new headache for beleaguered automakers
22 Apr 2021Prices are rising and some U.S. auto suppliers are rushing to secure shipments Automakers struggling with pandemic-induced plant shutdowns...Read more -
Rubber prices enter recovery period
22 Apr 2021After a long time of rubber prices tending to decrease continuously, the rubber industry is entering a new cycle...Read more -
Scientists produce biodegradable plastic made from fish waste
22 Apr 2021‘When we start the process, there is a faint kind of smell, but that disappears,’ explains Francesca Kerton, lead...Read more -
LG Electronics to Turn Mobile Phone Plant in Vietnam into Home Appliance Plant
22 Apr 2021LG Electronics will change its smartphone production line on Haiphong Campus in Vietnam to a production base for household...Read more -
Oil hits pandemic high as winter storm pushes demand and poses production risk
20 Feb 2021Freezing weather in regions across the U.S. sparked another rally in energy prices and put West Texas Intermediate crude...Read more -
The Rubber Group (VRG) completing the 2020 business plan
20 Feb 2021The Rubber Group (VRG) estimated pre-tax profit of nearly VND 5,000 billion, completing the 2020 plan According to the...Read more -
Rubber exports to China accounted for 77% of the total turnover in 2020
20 Feb 2021AsemconnectVietnam – Vietnam exported a total of 1.75 million tonnes of rubber in 2020, bringing in 2.38 billion USD, a...Read more -
Thailand packaging company inks partnership in Vietnam
20 Feb 2021Thailand’s SCG Packaging (SCGP) is joining hands with its Vietnamese partners under an investment worth 10 billion THB (334...Read more -
Thai company to buy 70 pct of Vietnamese plastic giant
19 Feb 2021A subsidiary of Thai conglomerate SCG Group is set to buy a 70 percent stake in Vietnam’s Duy Tan...Read more -
Farm produce exports to Netherlands soar
19 Feb 2021The export of Vietnamese farm produce such as aquatic products, pepper, rubber, and rice to the Netherlands has soared...Read more -
Amid Texas freeze, oil producers still shut; governor bans natural gas exports
19 Feb 2021Texas oil producers and refiners remained shut for a fifth day on Wednesday after several days of blistering cold,...Read more -
Vietnam aims for average annual growth of 7% in 2021-30
12 Jan 2021Administrative reform and higher quality of legal framework will be key for Vietnam to enhance efficiency in economic development...Read more -
US DOC announces preliminary determination on Vietnamese car tires
12 Jan 2021The Ministry of Industry and Trade on January 8 informed that the US Department of Commerce (DOC) had preliminarily...Read more -
OPEC crude output cuts should help U.S. shale profits in 2021
12 Jan 2021A decision by OPEC and allied countries to cut crude production through March delivered a late Christmas present for...Read more -
Vietnam to become world’s 19th largest economy by 2035: CEBR
04 Jan 2021CEBR’s report estimated by 2035, Vietnam’s nominal GDP is estimated at US$1.59 trillion from the current US$341 billion, a...Read more -
Amount of plastic dumped in Mediterranean to double in 20 years: report
16 Nov 2020MADRID, SPAIN — Nearly 230,000 tonnes of plastic is dumped into the Mediterranean Sea every year, a figure which...Read more -
PEPSICO VIETNAM AND PARTNERS LAUNCH INITIATIVE TO INCREASE AWARENESS IN PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
16 Nov 2020Hanoi, Nov 6th, 2020 – PepsiCo Vietnam and its partners, the Center of Education and Development (CED) and National...Read more -
Vietnam to make rubberwood for sustainable exports: Vietnam Rubber Association
16 Nov 2020VRA revealed it has kicked off a project promoting the sector’s compliance with the Vietnam Timber Legal Assurance System...Read more -
Viet Nam Is Only Economy in ASEAN to Attain Positive Growth
16 Nov 2020Viet Nam is the only country among major ASEAN economies to have attained positive growth in the first nine...Read more -
Thanks to decrease raw material prices, plastic enterprises have great profits
16 Nov 2020The Q3 financial report of TienPhong Plastic Joint Stock Company showed net revenue increased by 38% to 1,238 billion...Read more -
IFC plans $20 million loans in Vietnam’s plastic manufacturer An Phat Holdings
02 Nov 2020International Finance Corporation has announced a $20 million debt investment in An Phat Holdings to fund its first compostable...Read more -
Why COVID-19 has restored plastic’s popularity in soft drinks – comment
23 Jul 2020Before Covid-19 changed everything, “plastic” was little more than a dirty word that was only getting dirtier. Now, however,...Read more -
Rubber prices likely to remain bearish
22 Jun 2020The latest report of The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) said the increasing worries of global recession...Read more -
South Indian natural rubber sector suffers Rs 610 crore loss after lockdown: Upasi
22 Jun 2020The association has estimated a crop loss of 49000 tonnes valued at Rs 610 crore from the last week...Read more -
Rubber shortage vexes tyre sector amid auto revival
22 Jun 2020If the stock has not reached the market, it means the growers are holding it, industry insiders said. Kochi:...Read more -
Rubber farmers relieved as glove units may open
22 Jun 2020Kanam Latex Industries, leading supplier of gloves in the country, was able to resume partial operations in its Tamil...Read more -
Virus risk forces top Vietnam rubber producer to seek new buyers
22 Jun 2020Vietnam’s top rubber producer is actively pursuing buyers outside of China on fears that the coronavirus will erode demand...Read more -
Vietnamese scientists make environmentally safe bags from plastic waste
22 Jun 2020The Institute of Chemistry under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has produced an environmentally friendly nylon bag...Read more -
Vietnam mulls more legal action to reduce plastic waste
22 Jun 2020Vietnam’s National Assembly is discussing proposed amendments to the country’s Environmental Protection Law to include the responsibilities of...Read more -
Vietnam seeks to accelerate plastic waste recycling
22 Jun 2020A large amount of plastic waste is discharged in Vietnam but the country still lacks an efficient solution for...Read more -
Vietnam mulls how to break the plastic bag habit
22 Jun 2020Vietnam has taken determined measures to limit the use of plastic bags, but the well-known saying that bad habits...Read more -
Vietnam paves way to reduced plastic waste contamination
22 Jun 2020Vietnam is joining a growing pioneering trend of paving roads with recycled plastic. The plastic-suffused asphalt reduces the amount...Read more -
Vietnam struggles with plastic waste management
22 Jun 2020With daily plastic waste of approximately 18,000 tonnes, Vietnam is one of the world’s top five dischargers of waste...Read more -
Consumers confused by ‘biodegradable’ plastic labels
22 Jun 2020There are many kinds of plastic bags advertised as self-destructing or biodegradable, but consumers have to read the labels...Read more -
Vietnam struggles to limit plastic waste, curb use of plastic bags
22 Jun 2020Vietnam aims to replace all plastic bags currently in use by environmentally friendly plastic bags at commercial centers and...Read more
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